Quotes

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  "I felt like education was a calling for me. I went to school to study medicine, but I had a great teacher [in college] who influenced me,..." (read more)

  Tyler Finch (NM '21)

  Teacher , Loving High School
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  "Every day I come to school and I just want to do my best for each and every one of you....Thank you for helping me be the best teacher I..." (read more)

  Gabrielle Kahawai (NM '21)

  Teacher, Gonzales Community School
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  "I love getting a group of little kiddos at the beginning of the year, and then by the end of the year we are a family. I love creating..." (read more)

  Michelle Fouts (NE '21)

  Teacher, Holdrege Elementary
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  "I don't think I was that great a teacher until I got my counseling degree....It allowed me to see students in such a different light. I..." (read more)

  Katie Mace (NE '21)

  Guidance Counselor , Lyons-Decatur Northeast
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  "I'm standing on the shoulders of giants....As long as I can remember, I never wanted to be anything but a teacher. I grew up in a place..." (read more)

  Justin Scarbro (NC '21)

  Teacher, Walter Hines Page High School
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  "The arts are so powerful because they connect to students' multiple intelligences and learning styles....Integrating the arts offers so..." (read more)

  Victoria Lightfoot (NC '21)

  Coordinating Teacher (Beginning Teacher Support Program), Wake County Public School System
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  "Success isn't a Grammy. Success is making music with people, and it changes your life. You all have changed me at an atomic level."—..." (read more)

  Sarah Mae Lagasca (NJ '21)

  Choir Director and Music Technology Teacher, New Rochelle High School
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  "I won $25,000. No, this is not an April Fools joke—I'm on camera right now, and there are a lot of people listening to you!"— Taylor..." (read more)

  Taylor Matyas (NJ '21)

  Instructional Coach, Laura Donovan Elementary School